Noun. 1. synergy-the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects. synergism.
Cayenne pepper cranks the sauce up to 800 Scoville units of heat compared to Taco Bell's Fire Sauce at 500 Scoville units, which makes this the hottest stuff you can get at the chain. Now, with this secret formula, you can adjust the heat up or down to your preference just by playing with the amount of cayenne you add.
This superhot hit an average of more than 1.2 million Scoville heat units, making it many thousand times hotter than the jalapeno, which hits about 5,000 units. Scoville units measure the amount of spicy heat in chili peppers based on the amount of capsaicin, a compound that makes the peppers, well, hot. So far, Barrus has dared to eat six of these mouth-on-fire peppers, including four in one sitting, which he says is the most difficult challenge I have ever done..